The Hollow Crown (2012 - 2016)

The Hollow Crown

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Four filmed adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays ("Richard II," "Henry IV Part 1," "Henry IV Part 2," "Henry V").

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Critics Consensus: The Hollow Crown deftly demonstrates that even the Bard's most obscure work can be sumptuous appointment viewing -- saving Benedict Cumberbatch's riveting incarnation of Richard III as a parting treat.

2016, PBS, 3 episodes

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Critics Consensus: The Hollow Crown summons some of Britain's most exemplary acting talent and gorgeously crafted production values to enliven the Swan of Avon's immortal words with an energetic panache fit for the 21st Century.

2012, PBS, 4 episodes

Cast

Jeremy Irons
Jimi James
Simon Russell Beale
Tom Hiddleston
Tom Georgeson
James Laurenson
Julie Walters
Anton Lesser
Jamie Lee-Hill
John A. MacKay
Stephen McDade
Sophie Okonedo
Alun Armstrong
Will Attenborough
Conrad Asquith
Ian Conningham
Benedict Cumberbatch
as Richard
Ben Daniels
as Buckingham
Ben Whishaw
Hugh Bonneville
as Gloucester
Adrian Dunbar
as Plantagenet
James Fleet
as Hastings
Rory Kinnear
Phoebe Fox
as Anne
Keeley Hawes
as Queen Elizabeth
Joe Armstrong
John Hurt
Michael Gambon
as Mortimer
Judi Dench
as Cecily
David Suchet
Tom Sturridge
as Henry V
Ben Miles
as Somerset
Geraldine Chaplin
Philip Glenister
as Talbot
David Morrissey
Lindsay Duncan
Paul Freeman
Sally Hawkins
as Eleanor
Geoffrey Streatfeild
as Edward IV
Stanley Townsend
as Warwick
James Purefoy
Jason Watkins
as Suffolk
Sam Troughton
as George
Alan David
as Bishop of Ely
Andrew Scott
as King Louis
Barney Harris
as Ned
Luke Treadaway
as Richmond
Kyle Soller
as Clifford
Matthew Needham
as Basset
Stuart McQuarrie
as Vernon
Samuel West
as Bishop of Winchester
Lucy Robinson
as Young Cecily
Josef Altin
as Murderer II
Tom Beard
as Sir William Lucy
Max Bennett
as John Talbot
Isaac Andrews
as Prince Richard
Paul Bazely
as Catesby
Sean Cernow
as Murderer
Jo Stone-Fewings
as Stanley
Pandora Colin
as Joan's Mother
Geoff Bell
as Murderer I
Al Weaver
as Rivers
Laura Frances-Morgan
as Joan of Arc
Simon Armstrong
as Grieving Father
Robert Bowman
as Mayor of London
Jamie Ballard
as Grieving Son
Keith Dunphy
as Ratcliffe
Edward Akrout
Mariah Gale
as Lady Bona
Simon Ginty
as George Stanley
Christopher Godwin
as Shepherd II
Ivanno Jeremiah
as Blunt
Tom Godwin
as Shepherd I
David Troughton
as Young Cecily
Madison Lygo
as Princess Elizabeth
Angus Imrie
as Edmund
Richard Lynch
as Westmorland
Caspar Morley
as Prince Edward
Jordan McCurrach
as Young Soldier
Jude Owusu Achiaw
as Messenger
Gary Powell
as Tyrell
Steffan Rhodri
as Oxford
Penny Ryder
as Lady-in-Waiting
Sid Sagar
as Torch Bearer
Samuel Valentine
as Grey
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Series Details

TV Network: PBS
Premiere Date: Sep 20, 2012
Genre: Drama
Executive Producers: Pippa Harris, Sam Mendes, Gareth Neame
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